Saladillo weather in May

In May, Saladillo sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 57 mm of rain across 6.2 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 36 min at the start of May to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Saladillo's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saladillo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Rainfall
57 mm
6.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
7:52 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
58%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
2.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical May day in Saladillo reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C cooler than April and about 3°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12010
22010
32010
4199
5199
6199
7199
8199
9199
10199
11199
12189
13189
14188
15188
16188
17188
18178
19178
20178
21178
22178
23177
24177
25167
26167
27167
28167
29167
30167
31166

Saladillo weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 17°988.614.16.0
Feb28° / 16°897.913.36.8
Mar25° / 15°978.212.37.3
Apr22° / 11°1007.811.17.1
May18° / 576.210.16.2
Jun14° / 505.39.64.7
Jul14° / 465.39.84.4
Aug16° / 515.110.75.8
Sep18° / 706.411.86.5
Oct21° / 10°1029.312.96.7
Nov25° / 13°998.913.97.2
Dec28° / 15°848.614.46.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25347
35347
45347
55347
65248
75248
85248
95149
105149
115050
125050
134951
144852
154852
164753
174753
184654
194654
204555
214555
224456
234357
244357
254357
264357
274357
284357
294357
304357
314357

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Saladillo gets around 57 mm of rain over 6.2 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 20% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
123
223
323
423
522
622
721
821
920
1020
1120
1220
1320
1420
1520
1620
1720
1820
1920
2020
2120
2220
2319
2419
2519
2619
2718
2818
2917
3017
3117

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1751771
2741781
3741781
4741781
5751681
6761671
7761671
8771571
9771571
10781561
11791461
12791461
13801361
14801361
15801361
16811261
17821251
18831151
19831151
20831151
21841051
22841051
2386950
2487850
2587850
2688750
2788750
2889740
2990640
3091630
3191630

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 min at the start of May to 9 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:39 AM to 8:03 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 5:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.67:396:14
210.57:406:12
310.57:416:11
410.57:426:10
510.47:426:09
610.47:436:08
710.47:446:07
810.47:456:06
910.37:466:05
1010.37:476:04
1110.37:486:03
1210.27:486:02
1310.27:496:02
1410.27:506:01
1510.27:516:00
1610.17:525:59
1710.17:525:58
1810.17:535:58
1910.07:545:57
2010.07:555:56
2110.07:565:55
2210.07:565:55
2310.07:575:54
249.97:585:54
259.97:595:53
269.97:595:52
279.98:005:52
289.88:015:51
299.88:015:51
309.88:025:51
319.88:035:50

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 2.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.17 kWh/m² to a high of 7.51 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 2.58 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
52.9Moderate
62.9Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.8Moderate
92.8Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.7Moderate
122.7Moderate
132.7Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.5Moderate
202.5Moderate
212.4Moderate
222.4Moderate
232.4Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.3Moderate
272.3Moderate
282.3Moderate
292.3Moderate
302.3Moderate
312.3Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Saladillo?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
2.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Saladillo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Saladillo in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Saladillo sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 6 days see rain.

UV index in Saladillo in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Saladillo peaks around January 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 14UV 13Jun 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr6High
May3Moderate
Jun2Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep5High
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Saladillo?

Saladillo sits at 35.6°S, 59.8°W, 47 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Veinticinco de Mayo, 42 km away.

Topography around Saladillo

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Saladillo.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saladillo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 43 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m.

The land around Saladillo is covered by grassland (41%), cropland (25%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, cropland (66%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (60%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
41 m
80 km
88 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Veinticinco de Mayo 42 km · Las Flores 74 km · Lobos 80 km · Navarro 84 km · Chivilcoy 85 km · Bragado 87 km · San Miguel del Monte 91 km · Nueve de Julio 102 km

Argentina travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / I
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$14,898
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
14.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 575
Religion
Roman Catholic 63%none 19%Evangelical 15%Jehovah's Witness and Church of Jesus Christ 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Saladillo (-35.6388°, -59.7794°, elevation 47 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).